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Explore the links below to take online, on-demand courses designed for 4-H Youth Development Program volunteers. Visit the live webinars page for more information about live, online webinars being offered during the current program year.
Looking for a specific training to support your volunteer role? Let us know by emailing MN4-Hvol@umn.edu.
Core volunteer skills training
Core volunteer skills training
4-H volunteers are on the front lines of delivering positive youth development experiences to young people across the Minnesota 4-H program. This training series will equip you with core skills and competencies in your role as a 4-H volunteer.
Watch the core skills training videos
Resources
Resources
Developmental relationships framework (Google Doc)
Sample 4-H agenda (Google Doc)
Activity quick guide (Google Doc)
Hart's ladder of youth participation - diagram format (Google Doc)
Hart's ladder of youth participation - text format (Google Doc)
Cloverbud volunteer training
Cloverbud volunteer training
Welcome to the wonderful world of Cloverbuds! 4-H volunteers, start here to gain a better understanding of working with Cloverbuds, our youngest 4-H'ers. The four videos in this 4-H volunteer training series are designed to support you in working with Cloverbuds (youth in grades K-2, typically 5-8 year-olds).
Watch the cloverbud training videos
Resources
Resources
Apply the learning guide (Google Doc)
Ages and stages of youth development: Ages 5-8 handout (Google Doc)
4-H Financial Training
4-H Financial Training
View one or more of our training videos on managing 4-H finances. Open the full playlist or watch the videos individually below.
Best practices for managing funds (10 min)
All about 4-H fundraising (11 min)
Supporting the youth treasurer role (12 min)
Resources
Resources
Minnesota 4-H financial policies and practices (Google Doc)
Minnesota 4-H finances website (Volunteer resource center)
4-H chaperone policies and procedures
4-H chaperone policies and procedures
Chaperones provide leadership and supervision for youth during away-from-home experiences. This training covers roles, expectations, and best practices when chaperoning young people on trips, retreats, and events.
Resources
Resources
Looking for State Fair-specific chaperone resources? Check out the 4-H state fair chaperone resources page.
Creating a welcoming 4-H environment: engage, encourage, and respect
Creating a welcoming 4-H environment: engage, encourage, and respect
Being part of a group, welcomed and respected is a priority in 4-H clubs and groups. A welcoming environment results in young people who are actively engaged and feel valued. This training covers four parts of a welcoming environment: safety, support, interaction and engagement.
Watch intro to welcoming environment video
Resources
Resources
Steps of program planning (Google Doc)
Goal setting worksheet (Google Doc)
Club self evaluation survey (Google Doc)
The 4-H learning environment
The 4-H learning environment
When young people join a 4-H program, they join for fun, but learning is the result. They learn about life skills, communications, problem-solving and decision-making through their projects and activities. What they learn through 4-H will help them in future careers and relationships.
Watch learning environment intro video
Watch full learning environment training
Resources
Resources
Contact
Contact
Jeremy Freeman, volunteer systems director, jeremyf@umn.edu, 612-624-6807
Pat Morreim, morre002@umn.edu, 763-427-5428 (Risk management only)
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